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Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 1509.902. Authority to Issue Bonds Payable From Toll Bridge Revenue;  Pledge of Toll Bridge Revenue

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) This section applies only to a municipality that:

(1) has located within its municipal boundaries or within 15 miles of its municipal boundaries a toll bridge over the Rio Grande;  and

(2) receives revenue because of that bridge, including revenue received under a contract with another municipality relating to the operation of that bridge.

(b) The municipality may issue revenue bonds under this section payable from revenue received because of the toll bridge to acquire, construct, repair, extend, or improve any public building, utility system, or other public property or facility the governing body of the municipality considers necessary and appropriate.

(c) A municipality may issue the bonds without an election if the governing body of the municipality authorizes the issuance by ordinance.

(d) Subject to any covenant relating to an outstanding bond of the municipality, a municipality may appropriate or pledge to the payment of bonds issued under this section all or any part of the revenue the municipality receives because of the toll bridge.

(e) A bond issued under this section must mature not later than 40 years after its date.

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